The Navy Medal of Honor was born in December, 1861 and the Army Medal of Honor six months later.  The Air Force Medal of Honor was not conceived until 1966.  The birthday of all 3 Medals is celebrated on the Month and Day of its first presentation in 1863: NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY MARCH 25th (Public Law 101-64)

Below is a month-by-month calendar of the anniversary of each of our living Medal of Honor Recipient's heroic action.  It was on this day that, in a moment of war and devastation, that each man among them demonstrated the utmost of courage.  Perhaps this anniversary is not so much a day of celebration, but of reflection, for in that moment each man also made immense sacrificed and many lost some of their closest friends.  We encourage every American to remember these heroes, and the comrades with whom they served, on this day of the year.

January			February			March
6	Patrick H. Brady		6	Thomas J. Kinsman		9	Jack H. Jacobs
6	Don Jenkins		10	John Baca		9	Bennie G. Adkins
8	Gary G. Wetzel		22	Wesley L. Fox		11	Allan J. Kellogg,Jr.
10	Clarence Sasser		23	Hershel W. Williams		14	Joseph R. Kerrey
11	Harold A. Fritz		26	Einar H. Ingman, Jr.		16	Rascon, Alfred
12	Ronald E. Rosser					16	Paul W. Bucha
31	Drew D. Dix					20	Charles Hagemeister
31	Frederick E. Ferguson					23	Michael J. Fitzmaurice
						28	Robert R. Ingram
						31	Brian M. Thacker
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April			May			June
1	Gary B. Beikirch		2	James E. Livingston		4	Jon R. Cavaiani
1	Peter C. Lemon		6	Robert M. Patterson		15	Thomas G. Kelley
4	Gary L. Littrell		12	Joe M. Jackson		19	Ronald E. Ray
10	Thomas R. Norris		16	Donald E. Ballard		29	Frank A. Herda
16	Duane E. Dewey		21	Santiago Erevia
19	Leo K. Thorsness		26	Leroy A. Petry
24	Hiroshi H. Miyamura
25	James M. Sprayberry
25	Kenneth E. Stumpf
30	Jay R. Vargas
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July			August			September
6	Roger H.C. Donlon		8	Howard V. Lee		1	Jose Rodela
11	Gordon R. Roberts		17	Robert E. Simanek		7	Robert D. Maxwell
15	Robert J. Modrzejewski		18	Robert E. O'Malley		8	William D. Swenson
23	Tibor Rubin					17	Melvin Morris
24	Richard Pittman					18	Arthur J. Jackson
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October			November			December
3	Ty Michael Carter		5	Robert F. Foley		4	Thomas J. Hudner
3	Clinton L. Romesha		9	James A. Taylor		6	Angelo Litkey
12	Ernest E. West		9	Kyle J. White		15	Allen J. Lynch
23	Giunta, Salvatore		14	Walter J. Marm		18	Harvey C. Barnum,Jr.
24	Charles H. Coolidge		14	Bruce P. Crandall		21	Francis S. Currey
29	George T. Sakato		18	Sammy L. Davis
30	Wilburn K. Ross		21	William Kyle Carpenter
31	Michael E. Thornton		26	James P. Fleming
			28	Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.

 

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